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Trial reportJournal of neuro-oncology2006

Carboplatin and etoposide (CE) chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or progressive oligodendroglial tumors.

Luciano Scopece, Enrico Franceschi, Giovanna Cavallo, Anna Paioli, Gabriele Paioli, Rosa Conforti, Emanuela Palmerini, Carlotta Berzioli, Federica Spagnolli, Roberta Degli Esposti and 1 more

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase II
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Trial report in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Guideline
  2. Anaplastic oligodendroglioma: advances and treatment options.Current treatment options in neurology · 2013
    Article
  3. Chemotherapeutic options for primary brain tumors.Current treatment options in oncology · 2006
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Luciano ScopeceDepartment of Medical Oncology, Bellaria Hospital, Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy.
Enrico Franceschi
Giovanna Cavallo
Anna Paioli
Gabriele Paioli
Rosa Conforti
Emanuela Palmerini
Carlotta Berzioli
Federica Spagnolli
Roberta Degli Esposti
Lucio Crinò
Ospedale Bellaria · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOligodendroglial tumors are rare and chemosensitive diseases; but the overall results with current chemotherapy regimens cannot be considered satisfactory and other active treatments are necessary. We decided to determine the efficacy and toxicity profile of the carboplatin and etoposide (CE) regimen in this setting.

methodsIn this phase II trial we evaluated the response rate of first or second line CE regimen (Carboplatin AUC 5 on day 1 and Etoposide 120 mg/m2 on days 1-3 every 28 days) in patients with recurrent/progressive oligodendroglial tumors.

resultsThirty-two patients were enrolled. Median age was 42 years (range 22-66); median ECOG PS was 0 (range 0-2); 9 patients had oligodendroglioma, 3 patients had oligoastrocytoma, 11 patients had anaplastic oligodendroglioma, 9 patients had anaplastic oligoastrocytoma. CE regimen showed a response rate of 46.9% with 5 complete responses (15.6%) and 10 partial responses (31.3%). Eleven patients (34.4%) had stable disease. Median time to progression was 8 months, progression-free survivals at 6 and 12 months were 80% and 46.9%, respectively. Toxicity was mainly hematological, with grade 3-4 neutropenia in 5 (15.6%) patients.

conclusionsIn this trial CE regimen has shown relevant activity with a favourable safety profile.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBrain NeoplasmsCarboplatinDisease-Free SurvivalEtoposideFemaleGliomaHumansLoss of HeterozygosityMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeCarboplatinEtoposide

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PMID16645720
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